Bureaucracy in the Body

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Bureaucracy in the Body

I sense that we are allowing business terms to creep into our language. ... I am convinced that because language shapes our thinking and actions, we change the nature of the church and its leadership if we substitute business language for "body" language. An organism quickly becomes an organization if it is thought about that way.

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